Public and non-profit private schools have distinct regulatory requirements to protect school children and school employees from asbestos exposure.
Each school is required to develop, maintain and update asbestos management plans and to keep a copy at each individual school. These plans are required to document the recommended asbestos response actions, the location of the asbestos within the school, and any action taken to repair and remove the material.
The school authority must maintain records to be included in the Asbestos Management Plan which should include the name and address of each building and whether they have asbestos and if so which type of material. The plan should also include the dates of inspection, re-inspection plans and a blueprint which identifies where the asbestos is located.
Then the plan must have any action taken to reduce asbestos exposure with details of the person who is to ensure the plan is adhered to and the name and address of any laboratory which has sampled the asbestos.
